RINDGE, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire is warning people to avoid contact with the water in Lake Monomonac after finding elevated levels of a potentially dangerous algal bloom.

Samples collected from July 17 exceeded the state threshold of 70,000 cells/ milliliter or greater of cyanobacteria or blue-green algae. The cyanobacteria were identified as Anabaena, Aphanocapsa and Woronichinia. The heaviest blooms were near the shorelines. | More…